Search Privacy Violations, Breaches and Complaints
This database was last updated in December 2015 ago and should only be used as a historical snapshot. More recent data on breaches affecting 500 or more people is available at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Breach Portal.
James A. Haley Veterans' Hospital
72 results found from all sources. Sorted by date.
January 26, 2015
Reported as: TAMPA FL - 673
Issue: A VA Physician accidentally released 3 pages containing 26 Veterans' last names, first initial and last 4 digits of the SSN with appointments scheduled for the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment Program (ADATP) to a patient.…
Outcome: 01/26/15: The Incident Resolution Service Team has determined that 26 Veterans will be sent a 7332 notification letter due to 7332 Protected Health Information (PHI) being disclosed.…
January 9, 2015
Reported as: TAMPA FL - 673
Issue: Employee verbally disclosed one patient's PHI/III with another patient.
Outcome: 01/09/15: The employee was involved in an inappropriate relationship with a Veteran patient, and disclosed information between another Veteran patient concerning alcohol addictions and treatment possibilities with the two patients. This employee has since resigned. The Privacy concern was raised…
December 31, 2014
Reported as: TAMPA FL - 673
Issue: Veteran A was given Veteran B's discharge paperwork. The incident was discovered by Veteran A's spouse and documents returned to Patient Advocate's office.
Outcome: 12/31/14: The Incident Resolution Service Team has determined that Veteran B will be sent a letter offering credit protection services.…
December 3, 2014
Reported as: TAMPA FL - 673
Issue: Veteran A was discharged from facility and given more than 15 pages of medical documents belonging to Veteran B. The documents contained Veteran B's full name, full SSN, date of birth and health information.…
Outcome: 12/03/14: The Incident Resolution Service Team has determined that Veteran B will be sent a letter offering credit protection services.…
December 3, 2014
Reported as: TAMPA FL - 673
Issue: Veteran A was given Veteran B's lab paperwork at an outpatient clinic. The information disclosed included Veteran B's full name, full SSN, address, and lab results.…
Outcome: 12/03/14: The Incident Resolution Service Team has determined that Veteran B will be sent a letter offering credit protection services.…
December 3, 2014
Reported as: TAMPA FL - 673
Issue: Veteran A was mailed more than 450 pages of Veteran B's medical records.
Outcome: 12/03/14: The Incident Resolution Service Team has determined that Veteran B will be sent a letter offering credit protection services.…
November 24, 2014
Reported as: TAMPA FL - 673
Issue: When Veteran A was discharged, his family member was given a bag of belongings that belonged to Veteran B. The bag was labeled with Veteran B's full name, full SSN and date of birth. The bag contained miscellaneous clothing items…
Outcome: 11/24/14: The Incident Resolution Service Team has determined that Veteran B will be sent a letter offering credit protection services.…
November 3, 2014
Reported as: TAMPA FL - 673
Issue: VA Police turned over evidence to the correct Veteran but the evidence bag had Veteran B's name and SSN.…
Outcome: 11/03/14: The Incident Resolution Service Team has determined that Veteran B will be sent a letter offering credit protection services.…
October 30, 2014
Reported as: TAMPA FL - 673
Issue: Employee/Veteran claims supervisors accessed her medical record.
Outcome: 11/12/14: The Incident Resolution Service Team has determined that the Veteran will be sent a notification letter.…
October 8, 2014
Reported as: TAMPA FL - 673
Issue: Veteran A was given bag of discharge medications. Upon returning home, he noticed that bag contained one bottle Veteran B's medication.…
Outcome: 10/29/14: The Incident Resolution Service Team has determined that Veteran B will be sent a HIPAA notification letter due to Protected Health Information (PHI) being disclosed.…